In the News
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U.S. Women: Don’t Avoid Pregnancy Due to Zika Virus
Dr. Rink Murray of Tennessee Reproductive Medicine tells women in the United States not to delay having a baby because of fears of birth defects in their child should the mother get the Zika virus.
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Ways to Cope With the Stress of Infertility & Maintain Hope
“There is a deep and incredible pain that often accompanies infertility. But remember that there are an immense number of resources, friends, and medical professionals ready and willing to walk alongside you through that pain and onto the path of hope.”
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Hope in Infertility
Fortunately, the majority of our patients conceive in their first IVF cycle. But if they don’t, in general, the first three IVF cycles have roughly the same success rates.
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Why More Older Mothers Are Having Babies
Dr. Murray says Tennessee Reproductive Medicine is seeing more and more women in their late 30s and early 40s wanting to have children.
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Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for Menopause Safe?
A report about the health risks of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for relief of menopause symptoms scared many women away from the therapy, but Dr. Rink Murray says it’s still a good option for some women if correctly administered.
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TRM Understands Infertility Stress
Tennessee Reproductive Medicine (TRM) partners Dr. Rink Murray and Dr. Jessica Scotchie launched the “IVF Guarantee Program” last week as demonstration of their commitment to”do everything possible to minimize the financial and emotional stress of infertility.”
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Ask a Doctor
A: Leg pain during menses is certainly not the most common complaint women have, but it has been reported in the medical literature for many years. Sometimes there is no known cause for this.
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Too Much Exercise – and Too Little – Can Affect Fertility
In U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Jessica Scotchie discusses a study showing that women of a normal weight who do five or more hours a week of vigorous exercise were 42 percent less likely to get pregnant than women who did not exercise at all.
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Trouble Trying to Conceive? This May Be Why
“Very vigorous exercise can affect ovulation, and thereby disrupt menstrual cycles,” says Jessica Scotchie, a reproductive endocrinologist practicing in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Ask A Doctor
Approximately 70 percent of 40-year-old women will be infertile, meaning they will not get pregnant again. With every passing month, the chances of pregnancy decrease.